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Project: Eden's Garden

16 talented participants enter the game. Only 2 will walk out alive. · By Project: Eden's Garden, Shade, UndreamedPanic, Sozzay, Zetsis

Great chapter, Very minor nitpicks

A topic by Burko89 created 27 days ago Views: 280 Replies: 2
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I enjoyed both chapters of this game. It's a really well done fan game. Playing a lot of mystery vns you start to recognize patterns long before the reveal so I was happy that I was genuinely not aware who the killer was until how they actually did it started getting discussed. 

It's really well executed writing to keep you guessing but never felt illogical or utilizing off-screen actions  some games rely on to preserve their twists, so great job! 

I just have some small nitpicks. I'm going to keep it spoiler free just as a precaution.

Firstly:  When the final piece of evidence is discussed it's mentioned the killer had no chance to get rid of it other than a small window of time, but because certain locations are blocked it's not possible they had the opportunity. The problem for me is there is a hallway of rooms easily accessible and it's not mentioned why the killer couldn't use those. I think the implication is that people were in the hallway but if that's the case the game doesn't mention it.

Secondly: It seems pretty clear given the body's location that the victim was a few steps from safety and unrestrained. if they were in that aggressive mindstate why wouldn't they chase or at least approach? So ultimately the killer's plan was reliant on a lot of luck and that seems out of character for how calculated the murder was.

Lastly: Tozu mentions voting but the characters are never shown to vote, not even verbally, he just announces they're correct.

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Something I've always wanted to do is actually do something similar to V3 where the player actually does vote and show the result. This might be something we implement in future chapters and apply to previous ones. Glad you enjoyed the game!

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Sounds great! It's not a big deal, it was only noticeable for me because after Damon finished detailing the process of the murder there was no cut, Tozu just immediately said you're correct. And I was shocked because I thought there would be something indicating a vote. Even just Tozu asking if everybody is in agreement with a text box that says Everyone in the header with Yes in the body in large font.